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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dime /daɪm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Currencya coin of the U.S. and Canada worth 10 cents.
- Slang Terms
- ten dollars.
- a 10-year prison sentence.
- an amount of illegal drugs worth ten dollars.
Idioms- Idioms a dime a dozen, common, abundant, and thus of little value:Such proposals are a dime a dozen.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dime (dīm),USA pronunciation n. - Currencya cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- Slang Terms
- ten dollars.
- a 10-year prison sentence.
- See dime bag.
- a dime a dozen, [Informal.]so abundant that the value has decreased;
readily available.
- Latin decima tenth part, tithe, noun, nominal use of feminine of decimus tenth, derivative of decem ten
- Anglo-French, Old French di(s)me
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dime /daɪm/ n - a coin of the US and Canada, worth one tenth of a dollar or ten cents
- a dime a dozen ⇒ very cheap or common
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French disme, from Latin decimus tenth, from decem ten |